Re: Career Choice

[Geoff Scott <geoff.scott.mail () gmail com>]

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:11:53 -0500, dave kleiman <dave () isecureu com> wrote:
> Richard,
>
> One thing you can definitely do if your goal is Forensics. Find your Local
> Sheriff's / Police department that has Computer Crimes Unit and volunteer
> your free time.
> Trust me they can use the help, most of them have a work load that is beyond
> belief. Almost all PD and SO's have volunteer programs.  It will give you
> the opportunity to see the skill sets you will need. You will of course be
> limited to what you are allowed to be involved in, but experience is
> experience, I volunteer 100-200 hours a year to my local Sheriff's and
> States Attorneys office and it is as much a benefit for me as it is for
> them.
>
> Regards,

Apologies for hijacking this thread for a moment...

I'm 5 years out of school with a Chemical Engineering degree.  I'd
like to switch careers and security is a passion of mine.  I don't
need to be a pen-tester, even a lacky in the field would be fine.  The
suggestion of volunteering at the police/sheriff dept. was a good one
(I never thought of that!).  Any more suggestions for someone out of
school?  I'm guessing it's a tough hill to climb.  I'm willing to do
just about anything with the exception of expensive certs.

Thanks,

G

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